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New High School Exit Exam

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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 9 Mar 2014 18:18

You only need 4 correct out of 10 questions to pass.


(Passing requires only 4 correct answers)

1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?


2) Which country makes Panama hats?



3) From which animal do we get cat gut?





4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?



5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?



6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?



7) What was King George VI's first name?



8) What color is a purple finch?



9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?



10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?





Remember, you need only 4 correct answers to pass.

Answers by PM ONLY......... :-D :-D :-D :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 9 Mar 2014 18:25

Can you give us a clue, Mr M :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Go on, make my day!

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 9 Mar 2014 18:28

the hundred years war actually lasted 116 years ;-)
and cat gut comes from sheep ;-)

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

BarbinSGlos

BarbinSGlos Report 9 Mar 2014 18:28

Oh no, not another mind boggler :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

Researching:

BarbinSGlos

BarbinSGlos Report 9 Mar 2014 18:31

OH cat gut isn't from cats

:-(

Researching:

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 9 Mar 2014 18:48

No PM's yet ............ :-)

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 9 Mar 2014 18:52

I think they missed one JBA.......... ;-)

Graham

Graham Report 9 Mar 2014 20:05

Isn't Chinese Gooseberries an alternative name for kiwifruit? If so I'm thinking that they come from New Zealand.

Graham

Graham Report 9 Mar 2014 20:09

I know that canaries (a type of budgie) were named after the islands - NOT the other way around ;-)

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 9 Mar 2014 20:12

canaries in Spanish means dogs

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Graham

Graham Report 9 Mar 2014 20:21

The spanish word for tortoise is galapagos ;-)

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 9 Mar 2014 22:30

The black box is orange and I think panama hats are made in Ecuador.

jax

jax Report 10 Mar 2014 02:45

George the VI's name was Albert

Researching:
Nothing much

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 10 Mar 2014 10:15

And camel hair brushes are made from squirrel, goat, ox, pony or a blend of them.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Kense

Kense Report 10 Mar 2014 10:45

The October revolution started on 25 October by the Julian Calendar but that is 7 November by the Gregorian calendar which is now in use.

Graham

Graham Report 10 Mar 2014 11:09

The male purple finch has a raspberry coloured head, brown wings and white breast. The female has a brown head and wings and white breast. (That's according to Wikipedia ;-) )

Magpie

Magpie Report 10 Mar 2014 13:16

Exactly!! Not quite a straight forward as it at first seems!!